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Finance Committee hears plan to prepare Maryland for longer lives; agency to seek law codifying framework
Summary
The Maryland Department of Aging briefed the Finance Committee on its 10-year Longevity Ready Maryland plan and said it will propose legislation to codify the framework; members asked about housing, caregiver supports, workforce strategies and long waiver delays.
ANNAPOLIS — The Finance Committee on Wednesday heard a briefing from Secretary Rokes of the Maryland Department of Aging on "Longevity Ready Maryland," a 10-year, multisector plan the department says will prepare the state for a rapidly aging population.
"Our vision at the Maryland Department of Aging is that every Maryland resident will lead a life that is healthy, financially secure, socially connected, and purposeful across their full lifespan," Secretary Rokes said, outlining the plan's goals and the department's statutory role in distributing and monitoring federal and state grant funding.
The plan combines the federally required four-year state plan on aging with a 10-year multisector strategy, Rokes said, in what the department calls a national first: integrating federal program administration with longer-term state policy, funding and program planning. Rokes described four "epic goals": build a longevity ecosystem linking housing, health care and community services; reframe older adults as economic contributors; strengthen the care workforce; and…
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